[Elecraft] I know what's going to be offered in Dayton!

[Andrew Catanzaro]

After having talked to Wayne two Dayton Hamventions in a row about what =
I'd like
he and Eric to design, I believe they have done it!  Of what utility are =
the KAT100 or
the KAT2 wide-range antenna tuners if they are not able to be remotely =
mounted?
Who wants to routinely tune an 8:1 SWR on 10 meters through 100 feet of =
coax?  It makes much more
sense to put the tuner where the *antenna* is, rather than at the end of =
a lossy system.
For those of us who use a portable, fixed-length, trapless vertical =
outside our cabin, or those
who use the back stay on their boat, or those mobile ops who use a 17 =
meter Hamstick=20
on three bands, it makes ultimate sense to put the tuner at the antenna, =

not in the radio!  The tuner belongs at the base of that vertical, on =
the back stay, or in the
trunk of the car! =20

So the new offering will be a two-part kit.  One is the KAT100 in a =
waterproof enclosure
with it's own battery supply. The other is an outlet on the back of the =
K2 to use the auxbus=20
line to drive the now true *antenna* tuner remotely through a coax =
control line. =20

Now we will all be happy with the 50 ohm output of our radios traveling =
down a 50 ohm
transmission line and interfacing with a 50 ohm load.  The tuner will =
now be able to do
its fantastic stuff without needless feedline loss.=20

With great hope!

Andy W9NJY
K2 2651 (also a loving Sierra owner)


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